Jennifer Dodd and her husband Mike Taylor of KTKR-AM's morning show are happy to return to S.A.

Jennifer Dodd and her husband Mike Taylor of KTKR-AM's morning show are happy to return to S.A.

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Jennifer Dodd was a reporter for KSAT for many years.

Jennifer Dodd was a reporter for KSAT for many years.

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KSAT-TV ex joins S.A. rival KENS

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SAN ANTONIO — Former KSAT-TV reporter Jennifer Dodd is joining a San Antonio competitor: KENS-TV.

The cute, vivacious blonde won’t be seen on the air, however. Instead, as KENS’ new assistant news director, she’ll help decide what stories go on the news.

Will she share some secrets from her longtime job home of KSAT, the city’s No. 1 news station, where she worked from 2006 to 2013? Your guess is as good as mine.

Dodd’s first day will be Aug. 25.

According to KENS:

Dodd currently works in Victoria as news director for the Victoria Television Group. As such, she oversees the daily on-air news operations for the ABC, FOX and Univision stations.

Previously, she worked a short while as morning anchor on the NBC affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Though Green Bay marked a step down in market size — 69th vs. San Antonio’s ranking of No. 36 — the job offered Dodd something KSAT didn’t: a shot at anchoring.

Taylor remained on KTKR — as morning host, from 6 to 9 a.m. — broadcasting his show via remote hook-up from their Wisconsin home.

It didn’t take long for the couple to scoot back to the much warmer climate of Texas, however, citing personal reasons.

Taylor continued doing his popular gig on S.A.’s Clear Channel-owned station, even expanding the reach of “The Mike Taylor Show” — via syndication — to Austin.

However, it wasn’t long before the pair hit the road again — to Victoria, where Dodd got her present job as news director.

Both are excited to return to the Alamo City, where Taylor can, once again, broadcast his show from KTKR studios here rather than from a long-distance locale.

“My husband and I are thrilled to be moving back to the city we love,” Dodd said. “We met in San Antonio, my daughters were born there and many of our loved ones live there.”

KENS executive news director Triston Sanders said she’s happy to have Dodd on her team. “She is a familiar face to San Antonio viewers,” Sanders wrote in an e-mail, adding: “Her role as the ‘Eyewitness News’ assistant news director is of critical importance. We are happy to have her knowledge of this unique and growing city.”